Pale turquoise

#a6f2e5

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for pale turquoise, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Pale turquoise lands where green meets blue, light and strong. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #a6f2e5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a6f2e5
RGB166, 242, 229
HSL170, 75%, 80%
HSV170, 31%, 95%
CMYK31%, 0%, 5%, 5%
Lab90.45, -26.07, -1.2
XYZ61.62, 77.27, 85.8
Decimal10941157
Web safe#99ffcc
Pantone3245 C
Pantone3245 CHex#a6f2e5Rgb166 242 229Cmyk31 0 5 5Lab90 -26 -1Darker#29e0c1Deep#68e9d3Lighter#e5faf6

Shades of pale turquoise

Tints of pale turquoise

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Pale turquoise in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 31, 0, 5, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a6f2e5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
31 0 5 5
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
33 4 9 11
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #a6f2e5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a6f2e5; }
.text { color: #a6f2e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6f2e5; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a6f2e5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.28:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
16.45:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a6f2e5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a6f2e5 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
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Building a full palette around pale turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a6f2e5 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale turquoise, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #a6f2e5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.